Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-28
GRANTSANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATED LAST NIGHT BY THE ANERI
Gus CLUB OF PITrSBURG.
Distinguished Republicans Present at the Banquet
Governor Foraker, Of Ohio, Unburdsus Him
selfOfa Lengthy Speech-HOnOrs
10 Grants Memory

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10 Grants Memory.
PTTTsBuRG, April S7.-The banquet o
the Americas Club, of Pittsburg, commem
oratlve OF the sixty-fifth anniversary of tn
birth ofGen. Grant, was held at the Mon
ongahela House this evening. The clul
secured all the second floor of the hote
and the corridors and approaches to tn
dining hall were decorated in elaborat
style. In the banquet hall the table
were arranged so as to represent the initials
~. s. g." On the guests table an i'm
mense bank of flowers was arrang
ed, upon which the monogram ~. S. c.
was worked out On each side of tn,
three tables the initial letter of the nam,
were prominent. On the third table a
either end were the dates 1922 and l8SI
presented on backgrounds Of flowers. Or
the walls of the hall were portraits O.
Washington, Lincoln, Garfield, Logan and
and prominent local Republican leaders in
times past. The work of the florists was
artistic in every respect, and of the many
memorable events which have occurred al
this house, the one this evening has moi
been surpassed. Before the regular pro.
gramme, of the evening had been COM
menced an informal reception was given to
THE DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
among whom were Gov. Foraker, of Ohio;
Col. Fred Grant, Hon. J. c. New, Indiana;
Lieut.. Gov. Davies, c. w. Stone, and J. P.
Foster, President of the New York Repub.
lican club.
1t was quite 8 o'clock when the guests
were all seated at the table, and il was
noticed that Gov. Foraker, the principal
speaker OF the evening, was assigned 10 the
same seat which Gen. Grant had occupied
on the occasion OF the reception given TO
him on his return from his trip around the
world. After the tables had been cleared,
President Paul, OF the Americas club,
called order, and introduced Gov Foraker,
who responded to the toast Gen. Grant. "
FORAKRR's REMARKS.
After sketching the life of the General
from early childhood until he was called
to the command of the Army OF the PotO-
mac, with which the war of the rebellion
was closed, and during his incumbency of
the Presidency for two terms, Gov. Fora
ker said: "To the last day that he was
President the doctrine was continually pro-
claimed and fearlessly Kept to the fore
front that as to every national right was
the duty OF the National Government
to protect its citizens at home as
well as abroad. One of the last acts
of his administration was 10 use the
troops TO protect the voters of South Caro-
lin from intimidation aud violence at the
hands of the Kluklux and the rifle
clubs of the State. 1t was after his day
before any Republican countenanced the
claim that if u citizen of State could not
secure his rights under the constitution
and laws OF the United States at the hands
OF the authorities of his State, he was with
out remedy, except only 10 migrate.
HE HAD No PATIENCE
VIII Tue lNltst tllil tllC NUOulu
have an unquestioned right, as all con-
cede, TO go into any State of the Union
and there lay it, hands upon any citizen
of the State and compel him to 90 forth
and do battle for it at the peril of his life,
and then be powerless when its authority
was duly invoked tn protect that citizen
in every right the Government owed him
after he should be mustered ont of the
service and be returned TO his home He
could not understand why the State lines
that were so low and so easily crossed
in the one case should suddenly rise so
high that they could not he crossed at all
in the other In other words Gen. Grant
was Republican. lie believed in
the Union and in the Constitution.
He believed in the United States
of America. He believed in the people Of
this country. He was not only our great
est soldier and the most distinguished and
representative American that ever travelled
abroad but next, after Lincoln, was our
greatest President, and greatest Republi-
can.
The responses 10 the other toasts wereas
follows: keystone State" Hon. c. W.
Stone; Republican Party" Hon. John
Dalzell, Pittsburg; young Men Of the
Party" Charles +. Warwick, Esq, Phila-
delphia; Political Clubs" J. =. Foster,
president Republican Club, New York;
Tariff for Protection" " read for Hon. VIM.
Jr., who was unayoidably de-
taiued.
Letters of regret were received from Ros-
cOe COnkling, John S. Wise, George s.
Boutelle, VIM. ID. Kelly, Benz. Harrison,
VIM. Evarts, Robert L. Lincoln, General
W. r. Sherman, James X. Hawley, John
Cessna, Geo. w. Childs, Gov. Beaver and
Others.
It was after midnight before the regular
had been concluded, and after
that time n number Of impromptu senti-
ments were Offered and responses made.
The affair was one OF the most successful
ever gwen in this city. Nearly three hun
dred participated in the banquet.